The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality
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- Create Date：2021-12-20 06:19:31
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Mike Sielski
- ISBN：1250275725
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Reviews
Living My Best Book Life
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The Rise is an insightful biography about one of the world's most known sports legends。 Mike Sielski gives fans of Kobe Bryant a look at the basketball stars' early life as a young boy working hard and dreaming of making his NBA dreams a reality。I am a huge basketball fan and grew up watching the ''Black Mamba' aka Kobe Bryant。 I still remember where I was when I learned of the news of his passing。 That day reminded me how much of an impact a single person can truly have on you。 I have never kno The Rise is an insightful biography about one of the world's most known sports legends。 Mike Sielski gives fans of Kobe Bryant a look at the basketball stars' early life as a young boy working hard and dreaming of making his NBA dreams a reality。I am a huge basketball fan and grew up watching the ''Black Mamba' aka Kobe Bryant。 I still remember where I was when I learned of the news of his passing。 That day reminded me how much of an impact a single person can truly have on you。 I have never known too much about his life leading up to his legendary career so this is a good book to understand where he developed the dream and how he got there。Mike Sielski shares some new information about his early life including many parts about him trying to prove doubters wrong on the court， moments with his family， and even his academics。 I am sure most of us have heard about his 'Mamba Mentality' and it is so fulfilling to see his attitude be just that even from a young age。Surprisingly， Kobe had doubters in his life。 When he claimed that he wanted to go straight to the NBA after college， many people thought it couldn't be done。 The times Kobe heard that only added fuel to the fire and the will to prove them wrong。 It is so awesome to see his competitive spirit during his high school days。 Yes， some may have called it trash-talking but he always backed up his claims。 Kobe was a gifted and talented player but he also put in the work。 As you read interviews from friends and teammates， you understand how much he had to sacrifice。 He passed up socializing for gym time。 He knew he had the skill so he made sure he put in the work to always give himself the best chance at being the best。I have never known much about his parents because of their rocky relationship。 But you can't deny that they supported their son。 They put him with the right coaches and school。 And they always made sure to stand up for their son。 For example， when a reporter said that insinuated that the only way Kobe would ever get into college would be for athletics and not academics。 His mother stepped in and checked the reporter because if he had done his research he would have noticed that Kobe succeeded in school。 I give The Rise 5 stars。 Overall， I think that fans of the legend will love an insight into his early life。 It's a great biography and tribute to Kobe and leaves his inspirational mark on the world。 。。。more
Meaghan Babin
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The Rise is an excellent tribute to Kobe Bryant and is more insightful about his youth and his impact。 It has excellent reporting and is exceptionally well-written。
Aaron Brown
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